social_careCloses in 21 days

Support Worker

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

BeverleyView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

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Contract

Permanent

Hours

Part time

Closing date

8 November 2026

21 days left

Job description

About the recipient

The individual is female, 75 years old and resides in Bridlington. They require a dedicated and suitable person to support them due to having dementia.

They like/enjoy keeping things clean, neat and tidy, enjoys folding things and has a good sense of design.

Meal preparation (breakfast and evening meal) and domestic tasks around such as laundry, cleaning the home and with cat litter maintenance and hygiene.
Full personal care (help with dressing and appropriate dressing for the weather, personal hygiene, washing body, oral health)
Encouraging social interaction and inclusion and providing emotional support.
Female workers only.
The role will work across both lady’s home and lady’s good friends home across the road.

Hours

4 hours per week across Saturdays and Sundays – 30 hour per AM / 30 mins Tea call / 1 hour per PM.

About the candidate

Be motivated, proactive and able to work on their own initiative.
Be patient, caring and understanding.
Have good communication skills (clear and effective communication).
Be able to build a positive relationship with the individual to both encourage and support them.
Have previous experience caring for an individual with dementia.
Must have use of own car.
Be comfortable with animals to assist with the individual's 1 cat.

DBS/Reference checks will be required for this post – Cost to be met by the local authority.